By Gary Lane
Sharia, or Islamic law, is gradually working its way into public life in Islamic and non-Islamic nations around the world.
What is it and what does sharia mean for Christians and others forced to abide by it?
"Sharia law is a legal system on the teachings of the Qur'an, the Sunna and the Hadith of Mohammed applied into the community as the legal basis for life," Jeff Hammond, with Bless Indonesia, said.
Hammond is a Christian who has lived and worked in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, for 35 years. He says Indonesian Christians are concerned about creeping sharia law, now in place in half of the country's 32 provinces.
"It's going from one province to another, it's not something that's happening all at once, but step by step," Hammond said. Read more ...
Sharia, or Islamic law, is gradually working its way into public life in Islamic and non-Islamic nations around the world.
What is it and what does sharia mean for Christians and others forced to abide by it?
"Sharia law is a legal system on the teachings of the Qur'an, the Sunna and the Hadith of Mohammed applied into the community as the legal basis for life," Jeff Hammond, with Bless Indonesia, said.
Hammond is a Christian who has lived and worked in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, for 35 years. He says Indonesian Christians are concerned about creeping sharia law, now in place in half of the country's 32 provinces.
"It's going from one province to another, it's not something that's happening all at once, but step by step," Hammond said. Read more ...
Source: CBN
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